Fodder-tie.



No. 872,643. PATBNTED DEC. 3, 1907.

H. A. Y. BURKHART.

FODDER TIE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 'r, 1901.

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HENRY A. Y. BURKHART, OF MONOGAOY, PENNSYLVANIA.

FODDER-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Batented Dec. 3, 1907.

Application filed March '7. 1907. fielial No. 361,072.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY A. Y. BURK- HART, citizen of the United States, residing at Monocacy, in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fodder- Ties, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to an improved tie for use in tightening sheaves of corn or other cereals, and has for its primary object to provide a simple and efficient tie of this character which can be easily and quickly applied to a sheaf and which will effectively bind the same in the desired manner. I

The invention also aims to provide a fodder tie which can be manufactured from commercial wire and which owing to its extremely durable construction can be employed repeatedly andwill be found very economical in use.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fodder tie constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the interlocking ends of the tie.

in opposite directions.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

A fodder tie constructed in accordance with the present invention comprises a central ring 1, and oppositely extending strands of wire 2 having their inner ends loosely connected to the ring 1 by means of the loops 3 and designed to extend around the sheaf Each of the wire strands 2 is provided at its extremity with a hook member 4, the said hook members being designed to engage with each other and produce an interlocking connection between the strands 2 when the tie is applied. In order to facilitate the application of the tie to a sheaf or bundle of fodder, handles ,5 are attached to the strands 2 at pointsadjacent the hooks 4. It will thus be apparent that by applying force to the said handles tension can be produced in the strands 2 and the same tightly drawn about the sheaf in order to bind the same in the required manner. As shown in the present instance the handles 5 comprise the U-shape wire members 6 having their intermediate portions coiled to form the eyes 7 receiving the strands 2, while their end portions are connected by the cross bar 8 designed to be grasped by the hand of the operator. Enlarged portions 9 are formed in the wire strands 2, preferably by knotting the same, so that when force is applied to the handles 6 the eyes 7 through 'which the strands 2 pass loosely are brought into engagement with the said enlargements 9, thereby enabling the tie to be drawn about the sheaf in order to tightly bind the same.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is: p

. 1. A fodder tie comprising wire strands designed to be drawn around the sheaf, the ends of the strands being formed with hook members adapted to have an interlocking connection and the said strands being pro vided with enlargements adjacent the hook members, and handles for drawing the strands around the sheaf, said handles being formed with eyes loosely receiving the strands and engaging the enlargements to produce tension in the strands.

2. A fodder tie, comprising a ring, a pair of wire strands loosely connected to the ring and extending in opposite directions therefrom, the said wire strands having the end portions thereof formed with hook members adapted to have an interlocking connection and being provided with enlargements located adjacent the hook members, and handles for drawing the strands around the sheaf, the said handles being formed with eyes loosely receivingthe strands and engaging the before mentioned enlargements to produce tension in the strands.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY A. r. BURKHART. [Ls] Witnesses WARD HARRISON, WILLIAM GHEEN. 

